Terms

Rune

The word rune means tree. The original runes were either river stones or wood chips. There were 25 runes of which one was Unknowable and the rest indicated basic forces and qualities. 9 of these runes became assocated with the 9 worlds; 13 of these became associated with a circle of the 13 trees; 24 of these became associated with a 24 rune magic deck. The best known and oldeest of the rune systems is called the Futhark Runes